Posts by jneen@unstable.systems
(DIR) Post #B5UdUE8siOOWuNnGWO by jneen@unstable.systems
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i did unfortunately make the mistake of waking up this morning
(DIR) Post #B5bd7swSDWngtN2xu4 by jneen@unstable.systems
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a weird thing about me is i've never really had vocal dysphoria. i wish my voice was lower
(DIR) Post #B5bd7t9DS50bWx19nM by jneen@unstable.systems
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i'm solidly a tenor and i wish i could reach below A or Ab
(DIR) Post #B5bd7vuRBTyC5z7tg0 by jneen@unstable.systems
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i write basslines the way i wish i could singhttps://jneen-collective.bandcamp.com/track/mobias-trip-geometry-forest
(DIR) Post #B5htRC7psihi6dMLXk by jneen@unstable.systems
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@trentshell/116474098294192457driving is actually a really good analogy here!i use cruise control because it reduces the need for hypervigilance and strain maintaining my foot in the proper position. there is definitely still a need for vigilance, but it's not any *more* than without cruise control. cruise control interfaces are carefully designed to be extremely predictable and fail in reasonable ways.would you use a cruise control that randomly accelerated/decelerated with no warning or input from you?RT: https://mastodon.social/users/trentshell/statuses/116474098294192457
(DIR) Post #B5htRCby4go5c5SPVg by jneen@unstable.systems
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but actually i think there is a deeper thing to think about here - which is that i specifically drive a manual, because *being more physically engaged in the process* helps me maintain attention on the problem.AI tools do the opposite of this too! the combined expectation of detachment and hypervigilance is an extremely efficient way to invoke dissociation and/or burnout
(DIR) Post #B5htRFUzL60SZJDNY0 by jneen@unstable.systems
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@brianstorms/116474233864050186Brian had another really good observation wrt real-word driving systems:RT: https://mastodon.social/users/brianstorms/statuses/116474233864050186
(DIR) Post #B5tJakQ6Tle6cdgAKW by jneen@unstable.systems
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RE: https://mastodon.art/@otterlove/116505289006825916so many of these questions assume you use AI and ask you to divide by zero otherwise. i let them know in the free-form responses that this survey is invalid without the option of refusal. it needs to be redesigned and re-conducted.RT: https://mastodon.art/users/otterlove/statuses/116505289006825916
(DIR) Post #B5vK0Eu6fN6kipmutU by jneen@unstable.systems
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@baldur maybe it's just me, but I've noticed a change in the last 5 years or so. never in my career before had i ever been told "orders come from the top, do as you're told" and now seemingly every programmer i talk to is dealing with something like that. alone."i don't like it but i don't want to get fired" is such a pervasive mentality, and i think part of it is because we've been so disempowered in the workplace for so long - but willing to accept it when salaries were high.i hope something changes soon.
(DIR) Post #B5vK0FxgjXZE0ETI7E by jneen@unstable.systems
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@baldur maybe my early career was blessed, I'm not sure. But when employers are so willing to wield PIPs and other isolation tactics, folks who have families to think about aren't likely going to speak out publicly.
(DIR) Post #B6DPPed29lxQMT1FRo by jneen@unstable.systems
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just once i'd like a company to email me from an address that doesn't start with no-reply
(DIR) Post #B6DPPhHWIDWyabybpY by jneen@unstable.systems
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just the absolute fucking disrespect that's become so goddamn normal. they want you to fucking prostrate yourself before them to get a promise of someday maybe a foot in the door
(DIR) Post #B6GWKf54KXQjT9ZvX6 by jneen@unstable.systems
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is it just me or is there blood in the water lately wrt the AI bubble
(DIR) Post #B6V1KMhgTPltGWPyls by jneen@unstable.systems
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I just had to do an interview with an actual AI agent. It was exactly as grotesque as it sounds. Is your company hiring senior devs or leadership roles for those who still know how to code and think for ourselves?Save me from this: https://jneen.ca/pages/cv#getfedihired
(DIR) Post #B6V1KPLodB3rTZD3bM by jneen@unstable.systems
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I can *actually* work in any programming language, and any framework. Try me.
(DIR) Post #B6ckCDxgwnUZse7KIC by jneen@unstable.systems
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@baldur i'm still banging rocks together with manual copy-paste until something even halfway decent comes along
(DIR) Post #B6ckCEKjZ7vL26tjCy by jneen@unstable.systems
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@baldur but it's also... idk it keeps me honest and actually engaged with what's going on on each platform rather than just spewing content onto it, so there's merits to this approach too
(DIR) Post #B9HleKaQHkCqO5vFLc by jneen@unstable.systems
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@z3r0fox/117079136619886587i use those bike lanes, brad!RT: https://mastodon.social/users/z3r0fox/statuses/117079136619886587
(DIR) Post #B9wVE3495kJUpPg5Ca by jneen@unstable.systems
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Extremely disappointed in @1password. Do better. https://www.alilleybrinker.com/blog/1password-funds-ethnic-cleansing/
(DIR) Post #B9wVE5rqfvG9W8wnx2 by jneen@unstable.systems
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Omarchy isn't even a real distro, it's just arch with some asshole's dotfiles. This is vice signaling and money laundering.